Hijab and chastity or prison. Iran has increased penalties for women who do not wear the headscarf, which has been mandatory in public since the Islamic Republic was founded, after parliament approved a new law “supporting the culture of chastity and hijab” that carries very harsh penalties. for violations, ANSA agency reports, citing Rador Radio Romania.

Anyone who fails to comply with the new rules, with the aggravated charge of “collaborating with foreign governments, networks, agents, and media,” will face up to 10 years in prison, while the veil provision that was in place previously provided for detention from 10 days every 2 months.

The bill is not limited to punishing women who do not wear the veil in public or wear it incorrectly, but also addresses the promotion of hijab and chastity in schools, the media and the tourism sector.

Violation of the provision provides for fines equivalent to up to $6,000, dismissal, prison terms of various lengths, confiscation of cars, closure of businesses, confiscation of passports and a ban on leaving the country for a period of six months to two years.

In addition to abandoning the veil, the use of clothing that is “improper” and therefore punishable for women “means the wearing of tight or tight-fitting clothing or clothing that shows part of the body below the neck or shorter than the ankles or forearms,” ​​this is shown in the position.

Those who “insult or mock the hijab in virtual or non-virtual space, promote nudity and obscenity” will also be punished with fines or confiscation of passports for up to two years.

• The new law also gives specific instructions to various ministries, such as the Ministry of Education, which must “promote an Islamic, family-oriented lifestyle and a culture of chastity and hijab at all levels of education.”
• The mass media must also “introduce and promote the symbols and models of the Islamic way of life, avoiding the promotion of immoral sexuality, unhealthy relationships, individualistic and anti-family models.”
• Then the Ministry of Economy and Finance will have to “prohibit the importation of prohibited clothing, statues, dolls, mannequins, paintings and other goods promoting nudity and obscenity,” and books or images promoting immorality “will be stopped at customs.”
• While the Ministry of Tourism will have to plan travel and tours according to the “Islamic model of Iran”.

Police and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will enforce the new rules, including using CCTV footage and artificial intelligence. The text of the provision, which must be confirmed by the Guardian Council of the Constitution, provides for an experimental period of three years before it becomes final, and was approved by Iran’s parliament with 152 votes in favor, while 34 MPs voted against. , and seven s – abstained.

The parliamentary vote almost coincides with the first anniversary of the death of 20-year-old Mahsa Amini of Kurdish origin, who lost her life on September 16, 2022 in Tehran after

who was arrested by the morality police for wearing the hijab incorrectly. The death of the young woman, believed by many Iranians to be the result of a beating she received while in prison, sparked a wave of anti-government protests in many cities across the country, where demonstrators strongly opposed the requirement to wear the headscarf in public and many of the women demonstrating were seen marching with hair in the wind, breaking the law or burning her hijab in public.

The Islamic Republic has not abandoned the veil requirement and today effectively increased the punishment, while President Ibrahim Raisi again denied allegations that Mahsa lost her life due to violence during her arrest. “Regarding the incident last year where the girl was involved in the accident, all the medical studies show that the police did not hit her,” Raisi told the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.